The New Nike Ja Morant Commercial – Music, Cute Shoes, and More

It’s seems fitting to say “good morning” as you check out my post today, even if you’re reading it some other time of the day. That’ll make sense shortly, but first let’s take a look at a new Nike commercial featuring Ja Morant, apparently a star for the Memphis Grizzlies (I wouldn’t know, I haven’t watched the NBA in ….how long?). Here’s the commercial then scroll down for more info!

The Music. The song is called “Good Morning, Mr. Echo” by Swing Slow. I’ve seen conflicting dates (1996 and 2018) but from my research, my best guess is that the song was released on an album in 1996.

The song is a cover version of the original from 1951, written and composed by Bill and Belinda Putnam.

The Shoes. Ja Morant also has a Nike shoe designed just for him, available for the rest of us, too, of course. I guess the days of a badass looking shoe (see: 1990s Air Jordans) are a thing of the past.

Very cute video, I’ll admit that! But a cute shoe, too? I’m sure that’s what every male basketball player wants to hear: “Sick three pointer, dude… and hey, adorable shoes.” Nike lost my business a while back and did nothing to gain it back when they recently released this bizarre “women in sports” campaign. Maybe if they just got back to selling quality products NOT made by kids in other countries, they’d be on the road to gaining customers back.

OK, rant over! How do you feel about the Nike commercial? Some are saying it’s a bit boring and doesn’t have the razzle dazzle of previous campaigns centered around star athletes. Chime in below and let me know what you think…

See you tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness

“Let’s finish the job!” – Joe Biden

Half the country thinks “Let’s finish the job” is a call for progress and unification. The other half would call it a threat. Isn’t it funny how one statement can be a promise or a threat depending on who you ask? Since Joe Biden became president, a few things have improved, generally speaking, yet evidence of that in our daily lives is hard to find. I could ramble on but about the Democrats, the Republicans, the swamp in Washington, D.C., but Russell Brand says it so much better, and clearer, than I can.

Both sides are corrupt. That’s probably not a surprise to anyone anymore. Maybe there are a handful of honest politicians out there and maybe there really is a Nigerian prince in need of financial help, you remember that one who emailed you a few years ago? But the truth is this, whether you send money to a fake prince in Nigeria or a narcissistic politician in the U.S., you ain’t ever seeing that money again. I’d say the return on investment is zero in both cases.

That sort of sheds light on how I feel about taxing the top corporations, too. While I agree taxes should be fair (flat tax, anyone?), the big push from Democrats has very little to do with the common American. Ask yourself this, if the government enacts some kind of new tax on Nike (a company I despise for these reasons), what good will that do me or you? Do you think if Washington gets a million dollars more from Nike this year it’s somehow going to improve our lives in any measurable way whatsoever? No. Not at all. Government will find some way to take that million and squander it or just send it to another country in the name of “defending democracy worldwide.”

Joe Biden wants to finish the job. I’m just very skeptical on what exactly is the job he’s talking about?

-Out of the Wilderness

Blink Twice if this VABYSMO Commercial Makes Your Skin Crawl

I’ve been seeing this commercial about Wet AMD and even typing Wet AMD makes me nauseous. It’s probably the same feeling some people get when they hear words like moist, mucus, phlegm, and pulp. If you’re one of those people, sorry about making you read those just now. My bad! Might as well watch the VABYSMO commercial and get it over with…

So we’re adding Wet AMD to those words that make our skin crawl, right? Yuck. Now let’s check out the fine print from the commercial. In tiny text, here are a few things about Vabysmo: It’s given by an injection in the eye. Starts with 4 monthly eye injections. Common side effects are cataract or blood in the white of the eye.

And the voiceover guy says that other possible side effects are eye infection or retinal detachment, increase in eye pressure, heart attack or stroke associated with blood clots.

Um, yeah I’m gonna pass but thanks!

Which commercials would you rather not see ever again? I know some people completely hate this Amazon commercial. Another one I don’t care for is this Paxlovid ad. Let me know in the comments below, see you tomorrow!

-Out of the Wilderness

American Idol – The Fly, The Flyest Outfit, and A Dark Horse

American Idol now only has 12 hopeful singers competing for our votes and I gotta tell you, if you watched the show you know exactly who the star was. Marty McFly! This random fly got some prime camera time in front of Kaeyra and on Iam. The irony was heavy with both appearances because Kaeyra had one of the flyest outfits, and Iam was singing “Stuck On You.” It’s like the fly got a peak at the set list and said to his fly friends, “Here, watch this.”

This fly was probably just winging it, but definitely added to the element of surprise during the live show. Somehow, I think, it made the audience like Iam even more, not to mention be impressed by Kaeyra’s ability to keep singing without swatting it away like I would’ve done.

In a post yesterday, I made a guess on the eight contestants who would be going home and I was right about five of them. Just for shock value I thought they might send home Haven and Warren. I was wrong about those two, and in fact Haven might be the most complete artist (in spite of her not being the best singer on the show). Plus, now I’m wondering if Colin Stough is the black horse of the entire American Idol season? To compare how it started and how it’s going, here’s his first audition…

Now let’s fast forward to his most recent performance on the live episodes…

Very recognizable voice and on top of that, he sounded great last night. But the highest ratings using my awesome rating system went to Megan, Iam, and Haven. Another of my top three favorites scored high, too… Zachariah Smith. Judge saves went to Nutsa and Lucy Love. Some fans are poo-pooing that decision and I kind of agree.

Nutsa is from Georgia (not the U.S. state) and currently lives in Dubai. That’s all fine and good but imagine if someone living in the U.S. went up to Canada to compete on Canadian Idol. It just doesn’t make sense. Working in Nutsa’s favor, though, is that she has a huge social media following, which is my guess as to why the judges saved her. At the end of the day, the show needs the highest ratings possible and has a built-in audience with Nutsa’s fans. Lucy Love was a judge save, too. I liked her in the first few weeks of the show but her attitude has me a little skeptical about her long term chances. She’s coming across as a little arrogant, not very humble, and it’s a big turn off for me. My guess is that those two will get weeded out in a short amount of time.

Did you watch the elimination episodes this week? Chime in below with your thoughts!

-Out of the Wilderness

Joe Biden is Trans and Wants a Presidential Rerun?

Coming as a surprise to no one (except maybe Joe Biden?), Joe Biden is running for re-election as the first self-proclaimed trans president of the United States. Of course, by “trans,” I’m referring to a comment Biden made in 2020 where he claimed to be a “transitional president,” and everyone knows “running” is a word we use loosely with Biden. His frail, brittle body can barely take another fall going up stairs, much less running or biking.

Early in his presidency I swear Biden said he planned on being a one-term president but that’s ancient history anyway, because in his new propaganda video (with comments not turned off…yet), Biden rattles off what’s wrong with America then follows up with how he can “finish the job.” Nothing he’s ever said has been more accurate! Four more years of Biden’s mess and we’ll be finished, that’s for sure.

As a conservative, I’m mostly unhappy with the things he’s done (except for approving the Willow Project, for instance) but for liberals out there, they can’t be happy with all the promises he hasn’t kept, like that whole student loan forgiveness thing he always talks about. He did keep his word, though, by using race to pick a VP and a Supreme Court judge.

So let me get this straight… a politician wants to keep his power by staying in office? “Color me shocked!” said no one ever. Biden running again is probably the best thing that’s happened to Republicans in many, many years. Of course, Joe still has to get the Democrat nomination but is it really election season until Bernie Sanders announces he’s running for president? When Bernie announces, Hillary will pop up again to do what she does best… take Bernie out! If Joe doesn’t get the Dems endorsement, does that mean someone like Michelle Obama might run, which raises this question: Could a black trans-woman become president of the United States?

On the other side of the aisle, Trump seems to be shoe-in but it’s not guaranteed that he’ll win the nomination. I wouldn’t hate having someone less polarizing as the Republican candidate, someone like Ron DeSantis or Tim Scott. Trump’s personality is just so unappealing. Maybe if he used some of these conservative pick-up lines as his campaign slogan, he’d be more likable. There’s still a lot of time until these dramatic scenarios take shape so anything could happen between now and then and as we know in politics, anything that can happen will happen.

-Out of the Wilderness